A Katonah, N.Y., resident, Spillane plays Gaelic football for two New York clubs and has twice traveled to Ireland to compete against Irish and other international teams.

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WBGO-FM (88.3), which recently received five national awards from Public Radio News Directors Inc., has announced the return of David Cruz to the call-in show, "Newark Today."

WBGO news director Doug Doyle commended the returning host in a statement: "I'm delighted David Cruz is coming back. David's coverage of the state's largest city has been tremendous over the years, whether he's been reporting for WBGO or NJTV. He's a host who will ask the tough questions."

"Newark Today" first aired in 2007 with Cruz as host. WBGO's associate news director Andrew Meyer took over hosting duties in 2008. Meyer recently moved to Ohio for the position of news director at public radio station WKSU-FM (89.7).

The program airs at 8 p.m. the second Thursday of every month.

Listeners can follow the program online at wbgo.org/newarktoday and via social media on Twitter (@newarktoday) and Facebook (facebook.com/newarktoday); they can send questions to guests in advance of the program at newarktoday@wbgo.org.The show's live call-in number is 800-499-9246.

Browne previously hosted a program on WOR-AM (710) for many years. She is the fourth former WOR host to join the WNYM lineup, after John Gambling, Mike Gallagher and Lou Dobbs.

Vice-president/general manager Jerry Crowley, another WOR alumnus, said in a statement, "Joy is a consummate radio pro. Her show was consistently one of the most talked about shows on WOR. Her voice was prematurely silenced and it is my pleasure to allow her many fans to find her again."

"I am beyond thrilled to be back on the air in New York," Browne said in a release. "We have been besieged by listeners who wanted to know where I went and how to find me, and now they will know."

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In other WNYM news, veteran entertainment/advertising executive Peter LeDonne is now hosting "Backstage," a show focusing on theater and New York nightlife, airing from noon to 1 p.m. Sundays.

The show features members of the Broadway and theater community, as well as performers from New York's nightlife.

As an owner of an entertainment marketing firm, LeDonne has written, directed and produced commercials for hundreds of Broadway and off-Broadway shows.

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Rhapsody International, the parent company of Rhapsody and Napster, has started a new Internet radio service, Rhapsody Unradio.

Rhapsody touts Unradio's features as:

* Radio without limits: Listeners can go to one place where they can hear any kind of genre, and listen without interruptions or limitations. They can also skip songs. And there are no ads.

* More music: There is a range of artists and songs, powered by the same catalog of more than 32 million songs available through Rhapsody.

* ID songs anywhere: A debut of a new feature, Trackmatch. Customers can now identify songs they hear while out at a bar, ballgame, party or even on TV, and create stations around these songs or save them as favorites for later listening.

A Katonah, N.Y., resident, Spillane plays Gaelic football for two New York clubs and has twice traveled to Ireland to compete against Irish and other international teams.

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WBGO-FM (88.3), which recently received five national awards from Public Radio News Directors Inc., has announced the return of David Cruz to the call-in show, "Newark Today."

WBGO news director Doug Doyle commended the returning host in a statement: "I'm delighted David Cruz is coming back. David's coverage of the state's largest city has been tremendous over the years, whether he's been reporting for WBGO or NJTV. He's a host who will ask the tough questions."

"Newark Today" first aired in 2007 with Cruz as host. WBGO's associate news director Andrew Meyer took over hosting duties in 2008. Meyer recently moved to Ohio for the position of news director at public radio station WKSU-FM (89.7).

The program airs at 8 p.m. the second Thursday of every month.

Listeners can follow the program online at wbgo.org/newarktoday and via social media on Twitter (@newarktoday) and Facebook (facebook.com/newarktoday); they can send questions to guests in advance of the program at newarktoday@wbgo.org.The show's live call-in number is 800-499-9246.

Browne previously hosted a program on WOR-AM (710) for many years. She is the fourth former WOR host to join the WNYM lineup, after John Gambling, Mike Gallagher and Lou Dobbs.

Vice-president/general manager Jerry Crowley, another WOR alumnus, said in a statement, "Joy is a consummate radio pro. Her show was consistently one of the most talked about shows on WOR. Her voice was prematurely silenced and it is my pleasure to allow her many fans to find her again."

"I am beyond thrilled to be back on the air in New York," Browne said in a release. "We have been besieged by listeners who wanted to know where I went and how to find me, and now they will know."

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In other WNYM news, veteran entertainment/advertising executive Peter LeDonne is now hosting "Backstage," a show focusing on theater and New York nightlife, airing from noon to 1 p.m. Sundays.

The show features members of the Broadway and theater community, as well as performers from New York's nightlife.

As an owner of an entertainment marketing firm, LeDonne has written, directed and produced commercials for hundreds of Broadway and off-Broadway shows.

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Rhapsody International, the parent company of Rhapsody and Napster, has started a new Internet radio service, Rhapsody Unradio.